Aristides Carlos Rodrigues Museum

Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues

Established	July 2001
Location	Avenue Pereira Rego, 1000 Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Coordinates	29°39′53″S 52°47′23″W / 29.66472°S 52.78972°W / -29.66472; -52.78972Coordinates: 29°39′53″S 52°47′23″W / 29.66472°S 52.78972°W / -29.66472; -52.78972
Type	Paleontology, Natural history museum.

The Aristides Carlos Rodrigues Museum^[1] is located at Avenue Pereira Rego, 1000, in the town of Candelária, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is a museum of Geopark of Paleorrota with information on the region. It was inaugurated in July 2001.

Collection

Collection of personal effects, machinery, household utensils and work of German settlers, paleontology, archeology.

Sets out various species of fossils from the Triassic Period, such as Dicynodont, Karamuru vorax and rhynchosaur. The collection also includes a replica of Guaibasaurus candelarienses, discovered in Sanga Pinheiro.

Many fossils collected in the city, were aimed at the Museum. The UFRGS has made many collections of fossils in this city and this has helped the museum grow.

References

↑ Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues

External links

Fossils of Candelária. (in Portuguese)
Bulletin of the Brazilian Society of Paleontology. (in Portuguese)

Replica of Guaibasaurus at the Museum
Visiting the Museum (Cynodonts)

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